Date of Birth
Unknown
College
Borough Road College
Service number
126682
WW1 rank
Gunner
Royal Horse Artiller, attd. “P” Anti-Aircraft Battery
Date of death
6 February 1917
Buried/memorial
Eclusier Communal Cemetery, Eclusier-Vaux (Grave/Memorial reference: A. 10.)
Biography
Gunner Geoffrey Nutter was the son of James and Mary Alice Nutter, he had a brother called Harry. Nutter attended Borough Road College for two years, playing football for the college. After Borough Road College he went straight into active service, signing up on 10 January 1916, which would have been before his studies had officially finished. He died from wounds on 6 February 1917 aged 25. His brother Harry also died on active service and is buried alongside him.
Sources
Entry on p.88 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BFSS/2/9/13/11 [BRCFB011], BRCFB012, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Soldiers/Harry%20Nutter.htm